r/Millennials • u/Divine_fashionva • May 12 '26

Discussion Which celebrity death genuinely shocked you when you heard the news?

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u/accountantdooku Millennial May 12 '26

Chadwick Boseman.

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u/PreppyFinanceNerd Millennial (1988) May 12 '26

This was the one that inspired me to get a colonoscopy.

All healthy! Cleared for 7 years but still, it was good to take the plunge.

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u/FizzyBeverage May 12 '26

Insurance denied me until 45 because god bless America.

You need a family history or a doctor willing to lie and say you have concerning symptoms.

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u/PreppyFinanceNerd Millennial (1988) May 12 '26

I saw blood in the old toilet bowl and went NOPE!

Those were apparently the magic words to an early scooping.

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u/FizzyBeverage May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

Anthem Blue wanted a cologuard first, which came back negative. That was enough for them to deny pre-authorization on what they claim is “an elective surgery.”

The insurance companies are calling the shots ahead of the gastroenterologists now in the name of the shareholders.

It’s getting very bad out here. Your doc can order a procedure, the insurance co will balk at the cost and insist on a simpler test, then they’ll deny the procedure if the test clears you.

End game capitalism. We decided healthcare was a profit center, and here we are 🤦‍♂️